Consortium of one Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 The odds were stacked against him. He coached the fierce rival. The setup is dysfunctional. Many players are overpaid/underperforming. It was bound to happen and many of us on here saw it. It would have been a fairy tale if he had given the fans what they wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Still totally confident that he'll turn it around given the time and backing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Some criticism came his way on motd last night at how he set them up and the general lack of coherence in the team, and his interview was a bit disquieting. We know he`s a driven obsessive individual but fuck knows what happened to his self awareness when he accepted this gig Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, GWN said: brilliant Saw the one after the derby with Liverpool, it was funny as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Did we really go for Rafa when we got rid of baconhead? If so, should Rafa have jump ship here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 DCL scored 16 league goals last season. That is a huge loss tbf. Certainly not saying Rafa is blameless but their squad is poor. See how the rest of season goes, and make a judgement then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Everton are living proof of what can happen when wealthy people not footballing people run a project. Horrific all round Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Rafa is a Liverpool shaped peg in an Everton shaped hole, he was never going to fit. On the face of it he hasn't done well there for a multitude of reasons. The worst part about it is the damage he has done to his professional image. I hope he bounces back and doesn't just fade away after this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, samptime29 said: DCL scored 16 league goals last season. That is a huge loss tbf. Certainly not saying Rafa is blameless but their squad is poor. See how the rest of season goes, and make a judgement then. They most certainly aren't. Wholeheartedly agree about DCL, but there's still at least a higher mid table capable group of players there. They beat a decent Arsenal team a few weeks ago. Edited January 3, 2022 by The Bonk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Just a theory, but in the time since Rafa was with us, perhaps teams have come up with better tactics to counter the "keep it tight for 70 minutes" low-possession approach. Wildly unbalanced possession stats have become increasingly common, we continued to do it under Bruce, and the more it happens, the more clubs are going to work on ways of creating openings. Everton are averaging under 40% possession so far this season. I wonder if Rafa rates Pickford. I think he's a dodgy and not good enough for a top 10 team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stottie said: Just a theory, but in the time since Rafa was with us, perhaps teams have come up with better tactics to counter the "keep it tight for 70 minutes" low-possession approach. Wildly unbalanced possession stats have become increasingly common, we continued to do it under Bruce, and the more it happens, the more clubs are going to work on ways of creating openings. Everton are averaging under 40% possession so far this season. I wonder if Rafa rates Pickford. I think he's a dodgy and not good enough for a top 10 team. Pickford is good enough but his arms aren't long enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 6 hours ago, GWN said: brilliant Lad can do one decent Stevie G impression and the rest are fucking awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, Thiago said: Lad can do one decent Stevie G impression and the rest are fucking awful. His Rodgers one is spot on tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, Thiago said: Lad can do one decent Stevie G impression and the rest are fucking awful. I find him one of the most tedious Cunts gan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said: His Rodgers one is spot on tbf. Beautiful human being! I think he’s class personally! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 If you've seen one (unfunny) Darren Farley video you've seen them all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Impressions are the lowest level of comedy like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 17 hours ago, The Bonk said: They most certainly aren't. Wholeheartedly agree about DCL, but there's still at least a higher mid table capable group of players there. They beat a decent Arsenal team a few weeks ago. How many Everton players would get into the Wolves team? Maybe 2 or 3? Perhaps poor is a little harsh but it's a very average squad imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Pretty much gone https://theathletic.com/news/everton-manager-rafa-benitez-close-to-losing-job-after-dismal-run-of-form/MDdgPHaMTQJ7/ There is growing uncertainty over the future of Rafa Benitez as Everton manager following Saturday’s defeat at Norwich, The Athletic understands. Sources close to the club suggest there is no way back from this and a good chance he will be sacked before the visit of Aston Villa next weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 As above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Come back, Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Ah, that’s him gone then. Wonder who they’ll go for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Mods should put a poll up on this thread asking if people should sack Howe next week and bring Rafa back if Everton give him the boot in the next few days. Results would be interesting to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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